REG - Aptitude Software - Result of AGM
RNS Number : 7409WAptitude Software Group PLC27 April 2021
27 April 2021
APTITUDE SOFTWARE GROUP plc ('Company')
Result of AGM
The Board of Directors of Aptitude Software Group plc (the "Company") announces that, at the Company's 2021 Annual General Meeting held earlier today, all resolutions were duly passed on a show of hands.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2(R), a copy of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
As at 23 April 2021, being the proxy voting deadline, there were 56,437,016 ordinary shares with voting rights in issue. The proxies received by the Company from shareholders prior to the meeting are shown below.
The Board notes the votes against resolution 6 and is already engaging with the Group's shareholders to understand the reasons for these votes.
RESOLUTION
FOR
AGAINST
WITHHELD
VOTES
% OF VOTES CAST*
VOTES
% OF VOTES CAST*
VOTES
1
Receive and adopt the Company's Annual Report & Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2020 together with the reports of the Directors and auditors.
40,645,441
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
2
Approve Part B of the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2020.
37,892,558
94.10%
2,377,505
5.90%
375,378
3
Declare a final dividend of 3.6 pence per ordinary share.
40,645,241
100.00%
0
0.00%
200
4
Re-elect Ivan Martin a Director of the Company
39,895,317
98.15%
750,124
1.85%
0
5
Re-elect Barbara Moorhouse a Director of the Company
40,642,363
99.99%
3,078
0.01%
0
6
Re-elect Peter Whiting a Director of the Company
28,859,272
71.00%
11,786,169
29.00%
0
7
Re-elect Philip Wood a Director of the Company
40,612,656
99.92%
32,785
0.08%
0
8
Re-elect Jeremy Suddards as a Director of the Company
40,644,722
99.99%
719
0.01%
0
9
Re-appoint Grant Thornton LLP as auditors of the Company.
40,625,090
100.00%
0
0.00%
20,351
10
Authorise the Audit Committee to agree the auditors' remuneration.
40,644,928
100.00%
0
0.00%
513
11
Authorise the Directors to allot securities pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Act").
40,527,454
99.71%
117,648
0.29%
339
12
Special Resolution:
Disapply pre-emption rights under section 561 of the Act within the stated limits.
40,590,463
99.87%
54,639
0.13%
339
13
Special Resolution:
Disapply pre-emption rights under section 561 of the Act in additional limited circumstances.
40,446,925
99.51%
197,977
0.49%
539
14
Special Resolution:
Authorise the Company to make purchases of its own shares pursuant to section 701 of the Act.
40,644,558
99.99%
544
0.01%
339
15
Special Resolution:
Authorise the holding of a general meeting (other than an AGM) on not less than 14 clear days' notice.
40,545,774
99.76%
99,328
0.24%
339
*Excludes votes withheld
Contact:
Georgina Sharley, Company Secretary
07912 894439
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